immigrantscanada.com

Independent topical source of current affairs, opinion and issues, featuring stories making news in Canada from immigrants, newcomers, minorities & ethnic communities' point of view and interests.

Central Kootenay Regional District: Southeastern British Columbia Landslide

Search Crews Dept: JOHNSON'S LANDING, B.C. - A desperate bid to rescue four people believed buried in a huge southeastern British Columbia landslide was expected to continue Sunday by search crews wading through piles of rock, mud and trees that roared down a mountainside, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Police dogs were also expected to return to the site that still poses some risks, he said and local residents photograph the swath of a landslide that buried three homes and has left four people unaccounted for in Johnsons Landing, B.C., Saturday, July 14, 2012.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Bill MacPherson of the Central Kootenay Regional District said about 40 personnel armed with heavy equipment worked until dusk Saturday and were expected to return as early as possible Sunday unless rainfall again interferes with search efforts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.